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Ch. 5 Health

Nutrition

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Substances in food that your body needs to function, properly grow, to repair itself, and to supply you with energy Nutrients
A natural drive that protects you from starvation Hunger
A desire, rather than a need to eat Appetite
The process by which the body takes in and uses food Nutrition
The starches and sugars found in foods Carbohydrates
A simple sugar and the body's chief fuel Glucose
A starch like substance, stored in the liver and muscles Glycogen
Nutrients that help build and maintain body tissues Proteins
Substances that make up body proteins Amino Acids
A fatty substance that does not dissolve in water Lipid
An essential fatty acid not made in the body but which is essential for growth and health skin Linoleic Acid
Fat like substance produced in the liver of all animals and therefore, found only in foods of animal origin Cholesterol
Compounds that help regulate many vital body processes including digestion, absorption, and metabolism or other nutrients Vitamins
Inorganic substances that the body cannot manufacture but that act as catalyst, regulating many vital body processes Minerals
The amounts of nutrients that will prevent deficiencies and excess in most healthy people Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA)
Substances added to food intentionally to produce a desired effect Food Additives
A food in which nutrients that were lost in the processing have been added back Enriched Food
The addition of nutrients that are not naturally present Fortification
A strategy for recognizing the relative cost of a product based on the cost of a standard unit such as an ounce or a gram Unit Pricing
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